A survey by Harris Interactive for McAfee, asked 955 American teens (including 593 aged 13-15 and 362 aged 16-17) about their attitudes on Internet privacy.

69 percent freely divulged their physical location.

28 percent chatted with strangers.

Of those who chatted with strangers:

43 percent shared their first name.

24 percent shared their email address.

18 percent posted photos of themselves.

12 percent posted their cell phone number.

A nice book on this topic is “A Smart Girl’s Guide to the Internet: How to Connect with Friends, Find what you Need and Stay Safe Online.” It has quizzes and lots of cartoons for easy reading. Get it at AmericanGirl.com or here for $10.